Hemp Rope (2022)

A espera valeu a pena

Desde 2019 aguardando essa série, mas em 2022 ela veio e lavou a alma do blzeiro, roubou o coração de todo mundo e ficamos órfãos quando ela acabou. Confesso que tenho medo de segundas temporadas ou de séries com spin-off, como é o caso, mas graças a Deus nesse caso tudo funcionou muito bem.

O roteiro é muito bem escrito. Não é fácil pegar um sucesso estrondoso, como foi UWMA e fazer uma série derivada que tenha o mesmo sucesso. Cada detalhe foi muito bem pensado e encaixado da maneira correta. Apesar dos dramas pesados, a história tem muito alívio cômico para quebrar a tensão, e essa comicidade está bem na medida certa. A relação entre Pharm e Deam teve seu destaque, afinal a série deriva da história deles, mas sem tirar o protagonismo do casal Boum&Prem. Nesse sentido, achei justo a retirada dos personagens parentes de P'Deam, já que dariam mais foco a ele na história. Alguns personagens que eram amigos dos meninos em UWMA também não apareceram, mas também não fizeram falta, seus papéis eram quase de figurantes. Nossa amada Manoaw teve sua história melhor de amor melhor detalhada, e gostei muito do foco que deram, mesmo que em pouco tempo de tela, para o carinho que Pruek nutria por ela, como ele a conhecia bem e nutria bons sentimentos. Os momentos em que mostraram o lado mais frágil dela, onde ela fala que está sempre sorrindo para deixar as pessoas felizes e não parecer frágil me quebrou, pois me lembra muito a mim mesma.

Sobre a história do casal principal, que tínhamos visto da forma mais genérica possível na outra temporada, só posso dizer que foi perfeita. A história individual de cada um foi bem contada, sem lacunas. Os traumas, medos e anseios dos dois foram explicados, e a forma como desde o primeiro momento tudo entre eles foi feito de forma consciente, consentida, sem pressão, chega a ser exemplar. A maneira como a relação, antes apenas sexual vai ganhando forma e se transformando em amor é incrível, o jeito como eles enfrentam seus demônios e acabam se entregando um ao outro, falo o coração, pq o corpo eles já usufruíam faz tempo kkkkk.

Sobre as histórias paralelas, muito a ser dito! Assuntos importantes foram abordados, e da forma correta. Antes de tudo vamos falar sobre as famílias. A de Win, com um pai que só pensava em dinheiro e deixava o amor familiar em segundo plano mas que conseguiu reconhecer seus erros (um pouco tarde, mas melhor que nunca), a bela relação dele com seus irmãos. Eu gostaria de ver a reação dos pais sobre Team, os irmãos aceitaram bem, mas sobre os pais, jamais saberemos.

O romance de Waan eu achei desnecessário, pois não tinha uma história tão marcante, e não gosto de excesso de casais, mas a série resolveu isso de forma leve também.
A família de Team é maravilhosa, amei que eles simplesmente perceberam de imediato o romance e além de aceitarem bem, não constrangeram os meninos.

De início eu não gostei da introdução do casal Bee e Prince, achei que já tinha casal demais, que o Prince estava usando muita maquiagem, coloquei vários defeitos. Mas com o passar dos eps vi como era necessário abordar o assunto deles, pois Prince era um ator BL a quem o gerente não queria permitir que tivesse um romance com Bee por causa dos fãs, como se os sentimentos dele não importassem, e eles terem ficado juntos e felizes foi uma vitória e um tapa na cara dos fandons tóxicos.

A história termina como uma das melhores séries que já vi, inclusive a cena da declaração de amor de Win e Team sempre me faz chorar, com todo aquele sentimento que eles transmitiram, como uma represa de medo e sentimentos presos que se rompeu em forma de desabafo e lágrimas. Eles se curaram juntos, mas foi necessário abrirem o coração para que o outro pudesse ajudar.

Os aspectos técnicos são excelentes, uma ost linda, inclusive com músicas da primeira temporada, filmografia e cenografia maravilhosos, locações belíssimas, uma fotografia encantadora, atuação de milhões e um elenco inteiro com muita química.
O que achei estranho, não foi bem um erro, mas o uso de cenas da primeira temporada em alguns momentos, e o cabelo do Boum, que a cada cena mudava a cor, ora a raiz estava escura, ora estava retocada.

è uma série muito reconfortante, mas é importante que se veja UWMA primeiro. Com certeza irei rever muitas outras vezes e indico muito! Série maravilhosa!

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Wasn't horrible but still disappointing.

A lot of fans were looking forward to this series and hyping the couple up so this being the result is just disappointing. It's not the worst BL series ever but it just didn't live up to the hype. Until We Meet Again was considered a classic because it introduced a new genre to the Thai BL world and showed that BL can be more than just romance. UWMA did such a good job at juggling the plot with both romance and mystery. Because of it, we got series like Manner of Death and KinnPorsche. So having this be the follow up? It's just not it.

And I get it, they want it to be a separate story. They want something different from UWMA and this was supposed to be a fun, romance story like most BLs out there. That's the worst part though. The romance they're focusing on is NOT THERE. There's literally no tension between the characters. It honestly just feels like Win is taking care of Team as a brother and they see each other as siblings rather than romantic partners. Without the occasional kiss, you would not remember they were lovers. It does make sense that Team seeks a brotherly figure after his brother died.

Also doesn't help that they have this many side couples. They have 4 side couples. Meaning, we're watching 5 different love stories play out at the same time. This is just Waterboy all over again in that there's so many side couples that none of them are well done and there isn't enough for the audience to be attached to.

This is in no way on par with UWMA. It isn't even on par with other BL series that focuses on romance.

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Reseña sencilla

Tengo sentimientos encontrados con esta serie y la vd no sabia que era spin-off de la serie until we meet again hasta que la termine y empecé a buscar mas de la serie, so cosas que no entendia (como los flashbacks y cositas mas) las entendi despues de informarme de lo que sucede en until we meet again, lo mas probable es que la vea proximamente, la serie me gusto demasiado, la pareja principal tienen demasiada química y la trama esta padre me gusto mas el trasfondo que tiene Team, toda su historia, este suceso que le ocurrió y que todavia sigue lidiando con eso (que la vd es que yo no entiendo porque no iba a terapia siento que muchas veces en las series cuando a algun personaje le pasa algo la serie lo termina resolviendo de otra forma) "SPOILERS" yo entiendo que maybe no era necesario completamente porque cuando encuentra a Win puede lidiar un poco pero yo digo que aun asi si deberia de ir a terapia, cambiando un poco el tema desde el final del 1er cap aca mis amigos de empiezan a comer neta yo no sabia que esperar y vaya que sali sorprendido y luego el final del cap 2 nonon no se cual es mjr neta, el cap 6 si me solto una que otra lagrimita y el cap 12 si me hizo llorar mas aca, otra cosa que siento es que la serie peca un poquito de tener un gran cast y yo se que ps obviamente la serie se va a centrar en la pareja principal pero nos presentan muchos personajes y hacen parejas con algunos y otros si los dejan como en el fondo que al final no hay suficiente tiempo para darles a todos y siento que al final hicieron un poquito las cosas a prisa para darles a todos su "final feliz" tmb siento que cuando se da el "problema" nose tipo yo esperaba una pelea/discusión mas fuerte o algo, ya por ultimo odio al Padre de Win y tanto Wan como View merecían mas (aunque ya se que Wan si termina con alguien) pero eso ya es muy mi opinion, la serie vale completamente la pena de principio a fin 10/10

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Kinda disspaointed.

So. I have been waiting for 2 years for this? I genuienly loved WinTeam in season one but in between us i honestly just started skipping their scenes at the end to get to the side couple scenes which there were not many.

I feel like acting is not why the show was a disaster, bounprem did a goor job and their chemistry was good.

Now, my main issue with this series was. WinTeam's issue was so DRAGGED to the last episode, and so many of the episode just felt like filler. And their whole plot point was 'one problem' just repeating.

I saw one person mention WinTeam do not have enough plot for a whole 12 episodes, but honestly thats fine they could have just got more scenes of the side couples and voilà PROBLEM FIXED.

SIDE COUPLES: this is what im most upset about, they dragged on winteam's story line to the end but refused to give Prince/Bee and Waan/Tul and actual storyline and SCENES. THEY GAVE THEM FUCKING NOTHING




SPOILER:
in episode 11 i do feel, that the climax is good but what should have been a short car drive, turned out to be a whole PLANE FLIGHT. It was dragged on to the point i didn't even feel as much during the emotional confession.


POSITIVES:
Just view. I loved him. Scenes with him were SO GOOD.
The side couples were bomb, Prince/Bee and Waan/Tul esp. The last ? Waan Tul scene was SO GOOD. came out of nowhere but i was pleasantly surprised.

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Loved it but some parts were wtf is going on

I generally loved a lot tof things about this drama, i loved WinTeam in UWMA so i was super excited for this series. I loved almost all parts of the storyline of WinTeam, DeanPharm felt very repetitive as ive already watched UWMA, enjoyed PhreukManow to an extent too. The other two couple felt unnecessary or unimportant for almost all the series, at least Tul and Waan storyline had a connection to hold on to but Bee and Prince storyline felt like it was thrown out of nowhere. Also some of the acting felt extremely cringe and unnatural from side characters. But for what it was WinTeam storyline was good and serious yet funny at times and would've loved if the story focused on them more rather than adding unnecessary pairing.

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Too many couples

I started watching this knowing that there were like 5 couples in total. i already knew from the start that i simply wouldnt care about the others and exactly that happened. not one of the other couples striked my interest so i mostly even skiped through their parts. i honestly dont know why they decided to put so many couples in this, especially because team and win wouldve had enough story for a show alone. I understand that dean and pharm were in this simply because they were already in until we meet again and i really didnt mind their screentime but everything else just seemed too packed for my liking. i did tho really enjoy team and win they were already my favorite couple in uwma so i didnt expect anything else but yeah i kinda lost my joy watching because of the amount of characters and different plotlines they squeezed into this. But overall i enjoyed watching between us

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A slightly different flavor of BL

I almost didn't watch this series because of a few negative comments, but I'm glad I didn't listen to them. I wasn't as into Until We Meet Again as other people seemed to be, but I waited for this series, because Team and Win seemed intriguing. By the end of episode 1, I was hooked.
First of all, I have to commend the acting and chemistry of pretty much everyone in this series, because they're all more or less on equal level, with the leads being obvious standouts. I even find the side couples adorable. I have a soft spot for more femme guys like Prince, so I was able to look past some of the more awkward aspects of the writing in that sideplot. The commentary on actor lives and being gay in the industry was probably something many needed to hear, but it was a little on the nose. Still, him and Bee were really cute.
I like that the main romantic storyline isn't predictable and cheesy, but flows naturally with the personalities and insecurities of the characters. Their development is organic, starting as physical attraction, and coming to care for each other the more time they spend together, slowly getting over their fears of the painful sides of opening up to another person and learning to embrace each other. There were I few times I wasn't sure what the writers were trying to achieve, but it could've been down to the translation. Overall, I found the development satisfying and way more fun to watch than the usual "I'm putting off confessing my feeling because of reasons".
Most of the characters, to my surprise, felt genuinely queer, which a lot of BLs fail to achieve, or rather don't even try to achieve. Aside from a few moments where I thought "Was this written by a straight person?", most aspects of their identities and relationships felt realistic to queer experiences.
There are things that bugged me, like the roots of Win's hair being very inconsistent and some scenes feeling too long, but those were far and few in between, and all of it was easy enough to overlook. What also annoyed me was that even after they slept together multiple times and even started dating, Team would still be like "wtf are you doing" when Win got too close and initiated physical contact. I know it's a BL staple to have one character be forward and another shy, but seeing it so many times without a change in dynamic over time is tiring, and I hoped I wouldn't have to watch it again.
Overall, it was a way more enjoyable experience than I anticipated, and now I'm off to read fanfics about these characters cause I got attached.

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Consent and communication are sexy: sweet BL romance handling well what could have been problematic

It could have been just a standard BL in a university setting but I found myself really impressed and entertained by the show. The main romance is beautifully simple, it checks all the usual boxes of a BL college drama but it is innovative in the way the main protagonists interact with each other with a lot of important conversations about consent, trauma, love and so on.

The storytelling handles impressively well what could have come off as quite problematic if poorly done: the sex scenes includes consent checks in a natural way. The script is all about consensual relationship where the senior does not overtly subdue his junior in having sex with him: it is much more balanced than in most BL.

Still, the drama is not exempt of flaws: there are a bit too much of flashbacks, as well as too many secondary couples (4 in addition of the main one !) to manage to properly develop in a convincing way all the secondary relationships. Some are more interesting than others and it might have been better to focus only on the main couple and 1 or 2 additional romances.

I liked the ensemble cast, there was a lot of characters linked together in some way and the atmosphere felt really natural between them. The two main leads had a solid chemistry: whether it be in their crying scenes, or in the more sexy times, or in their funny banters...I was totally sold on their acting. My heart ached and rejoiced with them. I found so charming all the whining antics of Team and the adoring way Win was looking at him. The most rebellious is not the necessarily the one with the most piercings and tattoos... Some of the secondary role less central were a bit more average with quite a bit of over-acting but without undermining my entertainment.

I liked the OST, it was not standing out but nice. What I found really enjoyable was all the animal sound effects punctuating the conversations between the two main leads (kitty meow, lion roar,...): it was super cute and fun. Overall production was great, with some really lovely beach scenes. The super hot tattoos of one of the characters were entrancing and superbly highlighted by the filmmaking.

I would recommend this to people looking for a sweet BL romance which is constantly full of green flags with characters communicating with each other and having a nice evolution in their relationships. There are some dramatic elements to the plot but overall there are no major conflicts or non-sensical narrative choices: it is an healing love story wholesome and uplifting. I have not seen the parent story "Until We Meet Again" but I will likely give it a go after watching this drama already satisfying to me as a standalone.

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muito chato uma ode do nada

nossa esse provavelmente é o Bl mais chato que tive o desprazer de acompanhar não acontece absolutamente nada e como muitos dizem o casal principal parece pai e filho o tal Team é muito infantilizado será que o único dialogo dele é HIA....HIA....HIA... nossa estava me irritando de uma forma a pessoa com mais paciência nesse mundo é o Hia, toda hora que ia ter um beijo o Team ficava sabotando com alguma brincadeira chata, irritante e infantil. Esse negócio de por sexo no 1 episódio é um completo engana troxa, depois não acontece mais nada nem beijo da para entender que alguém falou pro ator vai lá dar uma enganada pra pagar umas boletas. Eu até ia comentar que seria bom pra quem está iniciando o mundo Bl mas acho que tem outros de tema escolares melhores.
Nesse parece que eles só comem, dormem e nada literalmente. E aquela repetição do flashback do Team zzzz

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Win and Team Performed Well

The drama story was catchy, the same old university setting. There were lots of supporting characters. All the characters were beautiful and handsome (if you want to watch handsome men and their handsome bodies, this series is for you) it was sometimes annoying because I watched the drama as Art (I watch everything from production, acting, editing, song, story and everything as Art). Handsome characters were distracting and kept me not focusing on the story. maybe which was what the director was looking for.
The Drama has everything a typical Thai university has but more scenes were based on the swimming club, dorm rooms, and Bar. All the friends get to gather and friends fun. With all of this fun, you will be totally about the story. The story wasn't much though. "Just spending life in university and finding love".
There were forced edit scenes of Dean and Pharm which were not needed at all and also distracting, making me think about the 'Until We Meet Again' series.
The drama Edits gives each supporting role so much screen time that it made every effort to make this drama general university life and not focus on the story. Even though the Win and Team story had lots of potential.
This drama pool side and water scene were shots early and all other scenes were shot in winter. Win had different hair colors. This showed that this drama didn't receive careful consideration from technical staff as compared to Dean and Pharm's series "Until We Meet Again".
With lots of Loopholes, This is a fun drama to watch with friends together on vacation or on weekends.

This drama has a good life lesson, that the writer might wanted teens and youth to know. Childhood trauma stays with us for a long time until we face it but we, alone are not strong enough to face it. we need our loved ones to stand with us to face it and heal our heart with their love and care. The second lesson was spreading awareness even though this culture has accepted different forms of relationships, the criticism still exists. They don't leave any chance to let you know how much they hate this with their harsh comments. This is our duty to not respond to it and to focus on our loved ones.

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